Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 322: Apologies from Grandparents

Each time, they each took two items. With enough collected, it could become a considerable sum.

"We shouldn’t. We don’t have any use for these things," He Zhiming and Li Yunwei quickly scratched their heads and refused.

"You should take them and keep them. They’ll come in handy someday. In turbulent times, gold is valuable, but in peaceful times, antiques are priceless. I believe that China will continue to prosper, so collecting old items in advance will never be wrong," Su Yijia said more straightforwardly, without any intention of hiding her thoughts.

Ming Xinlu, who had somewhat guessed Qin Kaize’s plan, hadn’t expected his sister-in-law to be so candid with them. A strong sense of gratitude welled up in his heart. He glanced at He Zhiming and Li Yunwei and said, "Take them. We’ll each pick two items that catch our eye."

The other two were a bit anxious, feeling that Ming Xinlu was being too pushy. Just as they were about to say something, Qin Kaize spoke up, "Take them. From now on, every time you bring back items, each of you can take two."

"Thank you, boss. Thank you, sister-in-law." This time, they didn’t waste any words and immediately went to the pile of items, picking out two each.

He Zhiming and Li Yunwei didn’t understand antiques, so they avoided choosing the larger items or jewelry. Ming Xinlu, though knowledgeable, didn’t pick the best ones either. He selected a jade ring worth about two to three hundred thousand in the future and a purple clay teapot that could be worth five to six hundred thousand. These weren’t the most expensive among the pile but were of moderate value. He was careful not to touch anything that Su Yijia showed interest in.

Since they needed to rush back in the afternoon, Qin Kaize gave them another five thousand yuan, suggesting they all have a meal together next time before letting them go.

Once everyone had left, Su Yijia tilted her head, smiling playfully at him. "Honey, it seems you have quite a stash of private money!"

Qin Kaize squeezed onto the sofa, pulled her onto his lap, and said, "That was the last of it. The rest is all in gold or antiques. I’ve used all this money to buy gifts for you." He kissed her soft cheek.

Su Yijia giggled and hugged his neck, offering her lips in return.

After playfully pecking each other, she led Qin Kaize into the space, opened a box filled with ten-yuan bills, and handed him a large bag, saying, "This is 47,750 yuan. Take it. I’ll keep 300,000 for my own use."

"I don’t need so much money," Qin Kaize quickly refused. As a married man, how could he take so much money?

But Su Yijia was firm. "You’ve been handling so many things while I wasn’t around, and everything requires money. You also have many friends, and you can’t go asking me for money every time you need it, can you?"

Although she wasn’t sure how many friends or subordinates Qin Kaize had, she knew they probably needed a lot of money regularly.

"Then I’ll just take 7,000," Qin Kaize said, unable to accept taking 40,000. Of the 7,000 yuan, he planned to use 5,000 for buying more antiques next time, and the remaining 2,000 to be sent to Jingdu City and Hu City as salaries and expenses for his people who were monitoring and investigating matters.

"If you need more, just let me know." Su Yijia tossed the bag back into the box, and the two of them put away all the antiques in the living room before heading to the dock to take a boat back to the island.

After arriving on the island, Qin Kaize and Su Yijia leisurely went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a big watermelon. They dropped the watermelon off at home and then headed to the canteen’s kitchen to retrieve a large bucket of ice that had been stored in the freezer.

Although Qin Kaize and Xia Weiguo had plenty of foreign exchange certificates, making it easy for them to buy a television or refrigerator, they had already bought four electric fans and a whole set of new furniture. They cooked their own meals every day, filling the air with the aroma of meat. Even though they were using money and tickets they had saved, they had to be careful not to be seen as extravagant.

Luckily, they were only staying for two months, so they could bear with it. They crushed the ice and stored it in the space where it wouldn’t melt. They took out two large bowls from the cleanest part in the center to chew on when it got too hot. The rest was divided into two plastic buckets, one for soft drinks and the other for cooling some fruit.

Originally, Qin Kaize thought that after taking Su Yijia out for a day, they would be reprimanded by Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin. However, the two elders simply greeted them calmly and urged them to wash up and eat.

He raised an eyebrow as he looked at Su Yijia, who didn’t seem to find anything unusual, and realized that she must have had a conversation with her grandparents while he was away.

The two elders had initially only wanted to ensure that their granddaughter wouldn’t suffer or be burdened. After all, in both their time and the present day, women who married typically stayed home to care for their families. But Su Yijia had explained that each time she went out, it was because she had other matters to attend to.

Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin didn’t press for details but could guess that it was likely related to refining oil, the whitening lotion, or the hair growth solution. Feeling bad about wrongly blaming Qin Kaize, they wanted to find an opportunity to apologize, but there had been so much going on that it kept getting delayed.

After all the dishes were on the table, Grandma Lin secretly glanced at Grandpa Lin. Seeing him nod, she apologized with a guilty expression, "Ze, we were too emotional the other day and shouldn’t have spoken to you like that. We only considered our feelings and didn’t think about the fact that you young people also have work to do."

"Ze, we’re sorry. We old folks said the wrong things. Please don’t take it to heart," Grandpa Lin also apologized.

Even Qin Kaize, usually calm, was startled, his expression changing. "Grandpa, Grandma, you shouldn’t say that. Since I’m Jiajia’s husband, it’s my duty to handle everything well. Last time, it was my fault for not considering the weather. You definitely don’t need to apologize to me." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Su Yijia, sitting nearby, saw that her grandparents wanted to say more, so she quickly picked up some food with her chopsticks and placed it on their plates. "Grandpa, Grandma, let’s eat. This matter is over, so let’s not bring it up again. We’re all family."

She had also been startled by her grandparents’ sudden apology. But whether it was Qin Kaize obediently admitting his fault or her grandparents’ concern and blame, she was ultimately the one who benefited the most from this situation. Therefore, while she knew Qin Kaize was wronged, she also understood her grandparents’ worries. Thankfully, neither side was stubborn, and once everything was talked through, it was all good.

After a lively meal, just as they finished clearing the dishes and returned them to the kitchen, they heard some commotion outside.

Su Yijia immediately bounced up from the sofa in excitement and headed towards the door. Qin Kaize, worried she might get into trouble, quickly followed her. But by the time they reached the courtyard, they could only see the backs of seven or eight people walking away. Among them was a woman who seemed to be having some difficulty moving.

There was no need to guess who it was. She had come to the island, but instead of causing trouble right away, she left. Now that was something unusual! Su Yijia found it quite intriguing.